CAREER READINESS: THE LIMITATIONS IN
RENDERING REMOTE INTERNSHIP ON
ACCOUNTANCY STUDENTS IN WESLEYAN
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
Department of Accountancy
OUTLINE
A - Introduction
B - Objectives
C - Frameworks
D - Statement of the Problem
E - Hypothesis
F - Significance of the Study
G - Scope and Delimitation
H - Statistical Approach
INTRODUCTION
The global pandemic that started in 2020 brought impacts
to all aspects of activities, may it be business, lifestyle,
education, environment, or economy. The students have
hugely taken the consequences of this event as the traditional
education system shifted to computer-based learning where
everything happens on screen. This is also why college
undergraduate students may now take their internship
remotely.
REMOTE INTERNSHIP
Due to the never ending cases of coronavirus in the Philippines,
over 100 companies in the country offer remote internships for the
field of accountancy. This type of internship is where the student can
work anywhere outside the actual office, mainly a Work From Home
(WFH) type of internship. The student communicates with
employers through various resources such as Zoom, Microsoft
teams, Skype, Emails, Webinars, whichever is applicable. A
predominantly computer-mediated interaction between the student
intern and employer will take place in this kind of internship.
CAREER READINESS
National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) (2015)
defined career readiness as a foundation for demonstrating required
core competencies that widely prepare college students for
workplace success and established career management. Career
readiness is important for employers in sourcing talent as it allows
them to identify key skills and abilities across all job functions. It
also provides employers with a framework for developing talent
through internships and other experiential education programs.
OBJECTIVES OF THE
STUDY
• To assess the challenges of accountancy students in the practice of remote
internship with regard to their field of interests.
• To determine the limitations of shifting and rendering remote internship
program to accountancy students and its impact on career readiness.
• To provide aid and awareness to the people or organization involved by the
scope of the present study.
• To obtain data that will be measured statistically from the respondents with
the utilization of survey questionnaire.
• To provide recommendations on how the limitations of remote internship shall
be managed by the company and interns.
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
Figure 1. Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle (1984)
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
LIMITATIONS OF REMOTE
CAREER READINESS
INTERNSHIP
Soft Skills
Communication
Professional Networking
Work Station
Professional culture and
Professional Relationship
norms
Organizational Structure
Awareness
Figure 2. Research Paradigm
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
1. What is the demographic profile of the respondents according to the following:
1.1 Gender
1.2 Type of company (Private/Public company)
1. 3 Job scope (accounting, auditing, or taxation)
1.4 Duration of Remote Internship (hours required)
2. What are the experiences in the remote internship program of the accounting interns?
3. What are the challenges encountered in the remote internship program in terms of:
3.1 Communication
3.2 Work Station
3.3 Professional Relationship
3.4 Organizational Structure Awareness
4. Is there a relationship between practicing the shift to remote internship and career
readiness?
HYPOTHESIS
Hypothesis: Regressive Career Readiness due to the limitations of
rendering and shifting to remote internship program on accountancy
undergraduate student interns.
Null: The shift to remote internship program has no effect on the career
readiness of accountancy undergraduate student interns?
Alternative: The shift to remote internship program has a significant effect
on the career readiness of accountancy undergraduate student interns?
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
• Accounting Interns
• Employers
• Policymakers
• Wesleyan University of the Philippines
• Future Researches and Researchers
SCOPE AND DELIMITATION
• The study will mainly focus to the impacts of limitations of rendering remote internship
on career readiness of accounting interns. This includes variables like, communication,
work station, professional relationship, and organization structure awareness which are
under the limitations of remote internship and is an independent variable.
• The student interns from Wesleyan University of the Philippines will be used as target
respondents, since the 4th year students under the program of accountancy have undergone
remote internship.
• The research paper will not assess the advantages and promising practices of remote
internship as the paper will evaluate the effect of limitations of rendering such internship
on the career readiness of the accountancy students in Wesleyan University of the
Philippines.
STATISTICAL APPROACH
• Research Design
Quantitative Descriptive Research
(Sullivan , 2021)
• Sample and Sampling Technique
Stratified Purposive Sampling
(Nickolas, 2022)
RESEARCH LOCALE
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
Mabini Street Extension, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija
RESEARCH INSTRUMENT
The researcher used quantitative techniques to verify if
the data collected is true and measurable. The researcher
will use survey questionnaires and it will be based on the
study’s statement of the problem. It will help the researcher
to collect significant data for the study. The questions will
be answered by the respondents using Google Forms and
will be distributed via online platforms.
RESEARCH INSTRUMENT
The survey questionnaire will consist of the following:
1.Profile of the respondents
2.Practice of Remote Internship
3.Challenges of Remote Internship
3.1 Communication
3.2 Work Station
3.3 Professional Relationship
3.4 Organizational Structure Awareness
4. Career Readiness
VALIDATION OF THE INSTRUMENT
ADVISER AND THESIS
PILOT AND
FIELD EXPERTS PROFESSOR APPROVAL
RELIABILITY TESTING
(Certificate of Validation) (Certificate to Proceed with
(Certificate of Reliability)
Data Gathering)
Figure 5. Validation Process
DATA GATHERING PROCEDURE
• Primary data collection will be used by the
researcher
• The following procedure will be discussed:
1. Identify sample population
2. Pilot testing
3. Revision
4. Survey distribution
5. Survey results analysis
STATISTICAL TREATMENT OF DATA
• Cronbach Analysis- consistency of survey
questionnaire
• Weighted Mean
• Will be applied using Likert Scale
• Enhancing the accuracy of the data
• T-Test – Measurement of two variables
• One way ANOVA – compare the averages of two or
more groups
END OF DISCUSSION
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